Survey of Working Conditions, 1969-1970 (ICPSR 3507)

This study contains data on the working conditions of 1,533
workers in the United States in the period 1969-1970. Among the major
aims of this survey were: (1) assessment of the frequency and severity
of work-related problems experienced by employed people in general
and by major demographic and occupational subgroups, (2) development
of valid measures of job satisfaction suitable for use with samples
of workers in heterogenous occupations and under a variety of
conditions, (3) assessment of the impact of working conditions
upon the well-being of workers, (4) establishment of baseline
statistics that might permit subsequent national surveys in order
to reveal any trends in the content areas originally investigated,
and 5) establishment of normative statistics that might permit
other investigators to compare their data from more limited
sub-samples of workers with national norms. Respondents were asked
questions about many facets of their job situations and other areas
of their lives that might be affected by their jobs. They were also
asked a series of questions regarding their job expectations and
if these expectations were met at their actual jobs. Additional
questions probed respondents feelings about their relationship with
their supervisors and their overall contentment with their jobs
and with life in general. Also explored were areas such as
workload, job tension, work difficulties, and age, race, and sex
discrimination. The structured interview schedule contained both
closed and open-ended questions. Many of the open-ended questions
were directed at estimating the frequency and type of labor standards
problems, such as those with unions, discrimination, physical working
conditions, wages, and work schedules. Demographic variables provide
information on age, sex, race, education, and income.

This study contains data on the working conditions of 1,533
workers in the United States in the period 1969-1970. Among the major
aims of this survey were: (1) assessment of the frequency and severity
of work-related problems experienced by employed people in general
and by major demographic and occupational subgroups, (2) development
of valid measures of job satisfaction suitable for use with samples
of workers in heterogenous occupations and under a variety of
conditions, (3) assessment of the impact of working conditions
upon the well-being of workers, (4) establishment of baseline
statistics that might permit subsequent national surveys in order
to reveal any trends in the content areas originally investigated,
and 5) establishment of normative statistics that might permit
other investigators to compare their data from more limited
sub-samples of workers with national norms. Respondents were asked
questions about many facets of their job situations and other areas
of their lives that might be affected by their jobs. They were also
asked a series of questions regarding their job expectations and
if these expectations were met at their actual jobs. Additional
questions probed respondents feelings about their relationship with
their supervisors and their overall contentment with their jobs
and with life in general. Also explored were areas such as
workload, job tension, work difficulties, and age, race, and sex
discrimination. The structured interview schedule contained both
closed and open-ended questions. Many of the open-ended questions
were directed at estimating the frequency and type of labor standards
problems, such as those with unions, discrimination, physical working
conditions, wages, and work schedules. Demographic variables provide
information on age, sex, race, education, and income.

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